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- Published on: 27 August 2002
- Published on: 29 May 2002
- Published on: 27 August 2002More on F1Show More
Bernie Ecclestone's strategy of continuing Formula 1's relationship with tobacco sponsors at seemingly any cost is raising the ire of motor racing purists.
As European bans on sponsorship become increasingly likely, Ecclestone plans to move races from traditional circuits to countries that have no foreseeable plans to ban tobacco sponsorship.
Rumour has it that among the courses to be axed from the F1...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 May 2002F1 and AdvertisingShow More
Notwithstanding evidence on the impact of advertising in sport, the powers that be in F1 have little interest in seeing tobacco sponsorship curtailed anytime in the near future.
Bernie Ecclestone, the man most responsible for F1's recent dramatic growth is on record as saying a ban on tobacco advertising isn't needed as it would have a negligible impact on the smoking habits of its millions of viewers.
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